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Drum

Ghost town · Placer County, California

Dutch Flat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Dutch Flat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Drum is a ghost town in Placer County, California. It is one of 16 former communities in Placer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Drum as a historical populated place on the Dutch Flat topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.2491° N, 120.7535° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDutch Flat
Elevation4,657 ft
Nearest living townAlta, CA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1701154
Coordinates39.24907, -120.75355

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What's there now

Drum is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alta, CA (population 740), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,657 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Drum?

Drum is in Placer County, California, at 39.2491, -120.7535.

How many ghost towns are in Placer County?

Placer County, California has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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